{"product_id":"9798765189177","title":"Human-ness and God-ness in Biblical and Classical Culture That One Seems to Me A Little Less than A God","description":"\u003ch3\u003eConiectanea Biblica\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHuman-ness and God-ness in Biblical and Classical Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThat One Seems to Me A Little Less than A God\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBlaženka Scheuer | Ola Wikander\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Biblical Studies \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume explores the poetic and philosophical boundaries between humanity and divinity across the Hebrew Bible, Graeco-Roman literature, and early Christian thought\u003c\/b\u003e. Inspired by Psalm 8 and the verses of Sappho and Catullus, the title evokes the ancient tension between being human and “almost divine.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssays by leading scholars examine prophetic transmission, divine legitimization of power, asceticism, animal symbolism, and mystical emptiness-tracing how ancient cultures conceptualized the divine-human interface. From Mesopotamian treaties and biblical naming to Latin hymnody and Indian mysticism, the volume traverses cultural and ontological boundaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDedicated to Sten Hidal, whose pioneering work bridged Hebrew and Classical traditions, this collection honors his legacy by continuing the inquiry into what it means to be “a little less than a god.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlaženka Scheuer\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of Hebrew Bible Studies \/ Old Testament Exegesis at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, Sweden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOla Wikander \u003c\/b\u003eis a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor of Old Testament Exegesis at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies at lundf University, Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 June 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765189177\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223589126284,"sku":"9798765189177","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_377dc3b1-7901-4538-9f0a-29c5a71701fd.jpg?v=1783078198","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798765189177","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}